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Quiet Days in Clichy

Henry Miller

A penniless writer wanders bohemian Paris through cafés, friendships and uninhibited nights, finding unexpected tenderness in an explicit memoir of pleasure.

Memoir

In 1939, after ten years as an expatriate, Henry Miller returned to the United States with a keen desire to see what his native land was really like—to get to the roots of the American nature and experience.

Travel memoir

The Colossus of Maroussi

Henry Miller

Travelling through Greece in 1939, Henry Miller finds revelation in conversation, landscapes and the vivid company of people encountered along the way.

Travel writing

Screen adaptation

Tropic of Cancer

Henry Miller

An American expatriate lives precariously in early-1930s Paris, turning encounters, poverty and bohemian freedom into an outspoken autobiographical portrait.

Memoir

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Books worth travelling with.

Quiet Days in Clichy

The Air-Conditioned Nightmare

The Colossus of Maroussi

Tropic of Cancer

Your first journey. Your own pace.